Scaphinotus angusticollis

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Scaphinotus angusticollis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Adephaga
Family: Carabidae
Genus: Scaphinotus
Species:
S. angusticollis
Binomial name
Scaphinotus angusticollis
(Mannerheim in Fischer von Waldheim, 1823)

Scaphinotus angusticollis is a species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae. It is found in North America. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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It has been seen to come in various colors, like dark black and deep red. These color morphs appear to be regional.

They have been seen to prey on snails.

Red form of Scaphinotus angusticollis. The red form is mostly found in western Cascade mountains in Oregon. Black form of Scaphinotus angusticollis is found in coastal mountain range in Oregon. Scaphinotus angusticollis Mannerheim portrait.jpg
Red form of Scaphinotus angusticollis. The red form is mostly found in western Cascade mountains in Oregon. Scaphinotus angusticollis (red form).jpg
Red form of Scaphinotus angusticollis. The red form is mostly found in western Cascade mountains in Oregon.
Black form of Scaphinotus angusticollis is found in coastal mountain range in Oregon. Scaphinotus angusticollis (black form).jpg
Black form of Scaphinotus angusticollis is found in coastal mountain range in Oregon.

References

  1. ↑ "Scaphinotus angusticollis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  2. ↑ "Scaphinotus angusticollis". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  3. ↑ Bousquet, Yves (2012). "Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico". ZooKeys (245): 1–1722. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.245.3416 . PMC   3577090 . PMID   23431087.

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